On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:51:18 -0700, namekuseijin wrote: > On Apr 26, 1:31 am, Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this- > cybersource.com.au> wrote: >> On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:01:10 -0700, Carl Banks wrote: >> > That's because Python lists aren't lists. >> >> Surely you meant to say that Lisp lists aren't lists? >> >> It-all-depends-on-how-you-define-lists-ly y'rs, > > Yeah, the List Processing language got it all wrong by not going with > arrays like Python...
Well, Lisp was invented in 1958, before anyone knew how to program *wink*. Seriously though, linked lists are not the only sort of list. That was my point: first define what is a list, and then we can debate what is or isn't a list. Even within linked lists, there are various different types, all with their own strengths and weaknesses: singly-linked lists, doubly-linked lists, circular lists, open lists, xor-lists, lists with or without sentinels, lists with internal and external storage, unrolled linked lists, and combinations of all of the above. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
